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Shamash, Emily R.; Hinman, Jocelyn A. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2022
Research and practice emphasize the importance of family involvement in early intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, in order to address the unique and diverse challenges of families, support and resources may need to be prescribed on a case-by-case basis. This article suggests ways early intervention programs can…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Young Children, Parents, Stress Variables
Harman, Jennifer L.; Willard, Victoria W.; Jurbergs, Niki – ZERO TO THREE, 2020
Infants and toddlers account for a disproportionate percentage of children diagnosed with cancer. These young children and their families benefit when infant and early childhood mental health is recognized as vital and integrated with medical treatment. Such interventions are beneficial for supporting families in coping when cancer is the only…
Descriptors: Infants, Toddlers, Young Children, Cancer
Benjamin, Sarah – ZERO TO THREE, 2019
The ParentChild+ Program was created more than 50 years ago and has provided thousands of at-risk families across America with positive outcomes. Originally known as the Mother-Child Home Program and later, Parent-Child Home Program, the model is home visiting, reaching families affected by poverty and societal hardships. This article describes…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Home Visits, Low Income Groups, Disadvantaged
Zhou, You; Stewart, Arexy Bravo; Robinson, Jacquelyn D. – ZERO TO THREE, 2021
ParentChild+ is a national home visiting program dedicated to bridging the opportunity gap for families in marginalized communities. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the program worked more closely than ever with families and family care providers with young children to ensure they had the necessary tools and resources to support their children to…
Descriptors: Home Visits, COVID-19, Pandemics, Young Children
National Center for Homeless Education at SERVE, 2015
After disasters, displaced families long to return to a sense of normalcy. As such, reconnecting children and youth to school is especially important during this time. By providing the structure of the educational setting, schools can help children and youth overcome the trauma of a disaster and regain their academic and social stability. Once…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, Coping, Access to Education, Homeless People
Gilpin, Ansley; Mennen, Ferol; Pakulak, Eric; Sommer, Teresa Eckrich; Dwyer, Kathleen M.; Cannon, Erin; Bell, Theodore; Boxmeyer, Caroline; Chase-Lansdale, P. Lindsay; Chor, Elise; DeCaro, Jason; Dela Cruz, Kenn Lacsamana; Giuliano, Ryan; Gomsrud, Melissa; Karns, Christina; Klein, Scott; Lochman, John; Longoria, Zayra; Molina, Abigail Palmer; Monro, William; Neville, Helen; O'Neil, Lauren; Reynolds, Mary Margaret; Sabol, Terri J.; Sclafani, Marisa; Tighe, Lauren A. – Administration for Children & Families, 2020
This brief introduces four research projects testing promising interventions funded under the Head Start University Partnerships (HSUP): Dual-Generation Approaches1 grant program. Two-generation approaches are typically designed to address problems associated with poverty by combining child-focused services with adult-focused services. Head Start…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Preschool Education, Early Intervention, Childhood Needs
Schalit, Jackie; Lee-Hackett, Rashwanda; Ivins, Barbara – ZERO TO THREE, 2014
For many hard-to-reach families who have experienced trauma in part related to involvement with public welfare institutions, creating a trusting relationship is the critical first step to finding ports of entry for additional intervention. In particular, parents who have been incarcerated are often profiled and stigmatized by criminal justice and…
Descriptors: Law Enforcement, Criminals, Parent Participation, Advocacy
Haeseler, Lisa Ann – Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine Since 1978, 2011
Women and children coping with issues of domestic violence abuse urgently require help from early childhood professionals. The U.S. Department of Justice (2008) details these women and children are in peril. This article focuses on female domestic violence abuse. It presents some warning signs of domestic violence. It also offers steps on how to…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Females, Coping, Guides
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Saltzman, William R.; Lester, Patricia; Beardslee, William R.; Layne, Christopher M.; Woodward, Kirsten; Nash, William P. – Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 2011
Recent studies have confirmed that repeated wartime deployment of a parent exacts a toll on military children and families and that the quality and functionality of familial relations is linked to force preservation and readiness. As a result, family-centered care has increasingly become a priority across the military health system. FOCUS…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Family Relationship, Stress Variables, Resilience (Psychology)
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Orford, Jim; Copello, Alex; Velleman, Richard; Templeton, Lorna – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2010
This article outlines the stress-strain-coping-support (SSCS) model which underpins the whole programme of work described in this supplement. The need for such a model is explained: previous models of substance misuse and the family have attributed dysfunction or deficiency to families or family members. In contrast, the SSCS model assumes that…
Descriptors: Coping, Stress Management, Stress Variables, Drug Addiction
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Boss, Renee D. – Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 2010
Extremely premature infants face multiple acute and chronic life-threatening conditions. In addition, the treatments to ameliorate or cure these conditions often entail pain and discomfort. Integrating palliative care from the moment that extremely premature labor is diagnosed offers families and clinicians support through the process of defining…
Descriptors: Family Programs, Premature Infants, Diseases, Neonates
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Hoffman, Mary Ann; Kruczek, Theresa – Counseling Psychologist, 2011
Biopsychosocial consequences of catastrophic events create an ongoing need for research that examines the effects of mass traumas, developing psychosocial interventions, and advocacy to address the needs of affected individuals, systems, and communities. Because it is neither possible nor necessarily desirable to intervene with all touched by…
Descriptors: Systems Approach, Counseling Psychology, Natural Disasters, Stress Variables
Kaiser, Kristen – Exceptional Parent, 2011
JFK Partners, at the University of Colorado Denver, School of Medicine, is currently implementing a study on the use of telehealth (receiving treatment or services using videoconferencing technology, such as Skype) and youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and anxiety. The study is an exploratory grant from Health Resources and Services…
Descriptors: Medical Schools, Autism, Coping, Rural Areas
Alexander, Amy Elizabeth – Exceptional Parent, 2008
Smiles can do so much for an individual, regardless if a person is the giver or the receiver. When someone smiles at a person, they perceptibly see or feel something they like about that person, and that makes him or her feel special. The person smiling obviously has some joy they wish to share, and it is apparent in their smile. Little Brady…
Descriptors: Nonprofit Organizations, Hospitalized Children, Chronic Illness, Coping
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Cornille, Thomas A.; Meyer, Andrea S.; Mullis, Ann K.; Mullis, Ronald L.; Boroto, Daniel – Journal of Family Social Work, 2008
The purpose of this article is to present a family intervention model to family service providers that builds on previous research in areas of social support and family problem solving. The Family Outreach Model provides a set of strategies for engaging and working with families in five phases of family coping at different points in time in the…
Descriptors: Family Problems, Family Programs, Coping, Public Policy
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